I was very interested to see how such a design was made so after watching his video on you tube, I made the top a few weeks ago. I used cotton in unbleached and black to make this toile. Imagine such a design in black and cream colored satin.

As you can see the two flaps are integrated in the design. I took some pictures during the process:

Two flaps which are sewn on both sides of the flaps trace around the flaps design lines, reference marks

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Thank you for the links to the Shingo Sato videos. I’ve read so many times about rotating darts, but never really had a chance to play with them. Watching what he does is fascinating. I’ve enjoyed reading about your adventures with the technique.